The Women In Trucking Association launches 2026-27 WIT Index survey to track female workforce participation

The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) recently launched its 2026-27 WIT Index survey, collecting data on women’s involvement in transportation roles. The association, which advocates for women in the trucking industry, conducts the WIT Index every two years to benchmark women in corporate management, functional roles, and as professional truck drivers.

The survey invites for-hire trucking companies, private fleets, transportation intermediaries, railroads, ocean carriers, equipment manufacturers, and technology companies to report the percentage of women in various roles of their workforce. Data will be kept confidential and reported only in aggregate totals. Authorized company representatives may submit responses through the live survey by April 17.

Participating companies will receive an executive summary of the 2026-27 WIT Index at no cost, enabling them to benchmark hiring and talent management practices against other transportation companies. The 2024-25 WIT Index found that women held 28% of executive positions, 34.5% of supervisory roles, 29.5% of board seats, and up to 12.5% of professional truck driver roles, depending on company size.

“Monitoring women’s involvement in a male-populated industry like transportation is critical so that statistically valid data can be used to evaluate progress made in this area,” Jennifer Hedrick, CAE, president and CEO of WIT, stated. “The association created the WIT Index in 2016 to monitor the industry’s progress in women’s involvement among key roles, including corporate leaders and supervisors, technicians, safety directors, human resources, dispatchers, and professional truck drivers.”